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Matt Wiman vs.
Spencer Fisher

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

10-8-0 Matt Wiman · UFC
9-8-0 Spencer Fisher · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

10-8-0
UFC record
9-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42.9
AgeΔ 7.3 yrs
50.2
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
68"
ReachΔ 0"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
68
Layoff (months)Δ 101.4 mo
169.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Matt Wiman is a submission threat — 1.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Matt Wiman owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Matt Wiman

Full career not yet synced for Matt Wiman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Spencer Fisher

Full career not yet synced for Spencer Fisher — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5573.17/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6373.17/min · norm 3.42
6273.57/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6093.03/min · norm 3.37
50.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.5%norm 43.5%
51.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.1%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.22/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Matt Wiman

Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.0%)

Spencer Fisher

Distance 76.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Matt Wiman

Head 80.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)

Spencer Fisher

Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Wiman L/AAccLightweight med Fisher L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 247 / 612 40.4% 37.9% 404 / 1122 36.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 139 / 207 67.1% 67.3% 172 / 241 71.4% 67.3%
On the ground 171 / 293 58.4% 69.1% 61 / 101 60.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 386 / 891 43.3% 35.0% 305 / 1049 29.1% 35.0%
To the body 69 / 94 73.4% 69.1% 203 / 262 77.5% 69.1%
To the legs 102 / 127 80.3% 81.9% 129 / 153 84.3% 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Wiman L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Fisher L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 263 / 717 36.7% 38.9% 377 / 1301 29.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 193 / 292 66.1% 68.6% 111 / 151 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 171 / 273 62.6% 68.0% 121 / 246 49.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1067 42.8% 35.1% 343 / 1324 25.9% 35.1%
To the body 123 / 152 80.9% 68.1% 146 / 228 64.0% 68.1%
To the legs 47 / 63 74.6% 81.5% 120 / 146 82.2% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2537.9% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
930.0% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
2356.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5860.4% def · norm 64.0%
60:2434.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
25:1312.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
59:535:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
74:105:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
181.54/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
100.75/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wiman has more cage time on record.

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